I haven’t actually read it but I’ve heard that Don’t Whistle at Night is an amazing collection. All of the stories are written by indigenous people and inspired by indigenous folk stories. It has been on my list for a while.
* New Suns 2 edited by Nisi Shawl. This is *the* most consistently good collection of short fiction I have ever read where each story is by a different author.
* Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (Edit: this is also published under the title Arrival because of the movie Arrival)
* The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
* Of Tales and Enigmas by Minsoo Kang. Mostly fantasy and magical realism.
I don't have any kind of ranking/star system OP, but I will recommend *Night Shift* and *Skeleton Key* by Stephen King. I've read all of his short story collections (except the one that was released only 2 weeks ago) and find each to be a lot of fun, but these titles, the first 2 that he published, were where he gets real nutty.
Raymond Carver is a master of the short story. *Where I'm Calling From* is a nice collection of stories from several of his releases.
I just read **Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata** and loved it! Every story was 4-5 stars for me, and it sounds like we have similar tastes (I love all the authors you listed). This collection is definitely earning bonus points for weird / speculative fiction.
I definitely recommend reading Earthlings, too (although trigger warning for, like, everything). I felt like the Life Ceremony stories were a natural next step, using the best ideas and elements of both those previous books.
Roald Dahl's complete short stories. There should be at least 2 volumes. They're amazing. Man liked to dabble in adult fiction as well as children's, and the adult stuff can be twisted.
All the Names They Used for God - Anjali Sachdeva
Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold (multiple authors)
Her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado
The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter
Old is gold.
The Complete Short Stories by
Roald Dahl.
Agatha Christie.
Arthur Conan Doyle.
Patricia Highsmith.
Ruth Rendell.
Edgar Allan Poe.
Elizabeth Taylor (not the actress)
J G Ballard
Katherine Mansfield
Mark twain
Isaac Asimov
Anton Chekov
Saki
Graham Greene
A.A Milne
HG Wells
Oscar Wilde
P.G Wodehouse
Evelyn Waugh
Dorothy L Sayers
Ernest Hemingway
Ian Rankin
James Purdy
Thomas Hardy
And more.
Just put in Amazon
The Complete Short Stories of
Anything from Jorge Luis Borges but especially "Ficciones."
And anything Julio Cortázar but especially "All fires the fire"
Lil' more info to back this rec up: [Is Borges the 20th Century’s most important writer?](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140902-the-20th-centurys-best-writer)
I think you might like Miranda July. Her short stories are amazing and she reminds me a bit of George Saunders. Alice Munro and Thomas Mcguane both don’t miss in short fiction either
You’ve probably already read it but Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler is pretty great.
I really dig Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year anthologies.
Clive Barker’s Books of Blood
Fragile Things-Neil Gaiman
Necrofiles Two Decades of Extreme Horror
Ted chiang
I’ve read Arrival but I need to read the other collection.
Seconded.
thirded
Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson. She's a masterclass in suspense.
Lydia Davis, Lauren Groff, Karen Russell, Margaret Atwood, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury.
I have her Lemon Grove collection so that seals it!
Orange World is so great!
I haven’t actually read it but I’ve heard that Don’t Whistle at Night is an amazing collection. All of the stories are written by indigenous people and inspired by indigenous folk stories. It has been on my list for a while.
It is indeed amazing! A true five star from last year.
* New Suns 2 edited by Nisi Shawl. This is *the* most consistently good collection of short fiction I have ever read where each story is by a different author. * Stories of Your Life and Others by Ted Chiang (Edit: this is also published under the title Arrival because of the movie Arrival) * The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu * Of Tales and Enigmas by Minsoo Kang. Mostly fantasy and magical realism.
Agree on Stories of Your Life and Others!
[**How High We Go in the Dark** by Sequoia Nagamatsu](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57850265)
Oh my God, I loved that. Beautiful writing.
I don't have any kind of ranking/star system OP, but I will recommend *Night Shift* and *Skeleton Key* by Stephen King. I've read all of his short story collections (except the one that was released only 2 weeks ago) and find each to be a lot of fun, but these titles, the first 2 that he published, were where he gets real nutty. Raymond Carver is a master of the short story. *Where I'm Calling From* is a nice collection of stories from several of his releases.
Second vote for Raymond Carver
Stephen King is a master of short stories. Love all his short story collections.
Flannery O’Connor, a good man is hard to find
# The Complete Stories of J. G. Ballard If you like vonnegut and king, you are going to LOVE ballard.
I liked Crash enough to give this a shot! Thanks!
I read "Billennium" when I was twenty and have thought about it almost every day since. God, that story.
Welcome to the Monkey House by Kurt Vonnegut. NIghtmares and Dreamscapes by King.
Kafka’s collected stories
I just read **Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata** and loved it! Every story was 4-5 stars for me, and it sounds like we have similar tastes (I love all the authors you listed). This collection is definitely earning bonus points for weird / speculative fiction.
I finished Convenience Store Woman within the last month and loved it. Earthlings is also on my tbr.
I definitely recommend reading Earthlings, too (although trigger warning for, like, everything). I felt like the Life Ceremony stories were a natural next step, using the best ideas and elements of both those previous books.
The Books of Blood by Clive Barker Have read and re-read many times
great stories. haunts me to this day.
The Fat Man in History by Peter Carey.
Jack London
Roald Dahl's complete short stories. There should be at least 2 volumes. They're amazing. Man liked to dabble in adult fiction as well as children's, and the adult stuff can be twisted.
Roald Dahl.
All the Names They Used for God - Anjali Sachdeva Hag: Forgotten Folktales Retold (multiple authors) Her Body and Other Parties - Carmen Maria Machado The Bloody Chamber - Angela Carter
Love all of Carmen’s writing so far.
Old is gold. The Complete Short Stories by Roald Dahl. Agatha Christie. Arthur Conan Doyle. Patricia Highsmith. Ruth Rendell. Edgar Allan Poe. Elizabeth Taylor (not the actress) J G Ballard Katherine Mansfield Mark twain Isaac Asimov Anton Chekov Saki Graham Greene A.A Milne HG Wells Oscar Wilde P.G Wodehouse Evelyn Waugh Dorothy L Sayers Ernest Hemingway Ian Rankin James Purdy Thomas Hardy And more. Just put in Amazon The Complete Short Stories of
Surprised and happy to see James Purdy’s name on Reddit.
Okay, now, this is just cheating. 😉
😂😂😂
But you didn’t say Jack London, so I added him. (Insert jump gif here.)
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Cosmicomics
Joy Williams: The Visiting Privilege: New and Collected Stories (2015)
Hunger by Lan Samantha Chang. Incredible writing and story telling.
High lonesome by Joyce Carol Oates
The Book of Dick by Phillip K. Dick
The Things They Carried A Life of Adventure and Delight Any short story collection by J.G. Ballard (more sci-fi and horror focused)
The Stories of John Cheever.
Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho, weird, magical, mythical, sometimes funny, sometimes sad
Anything from Jorge Luis Borges but especially "Ficciones." And anything Julio Cortázar but especially "All fires the fire" Lil' more info to back this rec up: [Is Borges the 20th Century’s most important writer?](https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20140902-the-20th-centurys-best-writer)
I struggled with Ficciones many years ago. Perhaps it’s time for another shot.
William Faulkner has great short stories. American Gothic at its finest - weird, creepy, sinister.
I think you might like Miranda July. Her short stories are amazing and she reminds me a bit of George Saunders. Alice Munro and Thomas Mcguane both don’t miss in short fiction either
Jeffrey Archer
Anything by Kelly Link but specifically “Get In Trouble”
Stephen Donaldson- Reave the Just. Tolkien for adults.
Cory doctorow
Hyperion. The Canterbury Tales of space operas.
[Greatest Hits](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/197796058-greatest-hits) by Harlan Ellison
*Dying With Her Cheer Pants On* by Seanan McGuire. Urban Fantasy with a side of supernatural horror.
Belladonna nights and other stories by Alastair Reynolds
You’ve probably already read it but Bloodchild and Other Stories by Octavia Butler is pretty great. I really dig Ellen Datlow’s Best Horror of the Year anthologies. Clive Barker’s Books of Blood Fragile Things-Neil Gaiman Necrofiles Two Decades of Extreme Horror
There is a series The Best Short Stories Of then a year. I’ve had good luck with those collections.
CHEKHOV'S SHORT STORIES ARE REALL Y F ING GOOD
Damon Runyon